ImportFood.com April 27, 2010 Feature Thai Recipes and Specials

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April 27, 2010. Today our feature Thai recipe is "Khao Soi", a northern-style noodle curry. Our recipe is authentic, true to the northern Thai tradition. We also have a new Thai street vendor video, a little story about our 5 year old son the novice chef, and some new grocery items.


Chiang Mai Curry Noodles	Chiang Mai Curry Noodles	Chiang Mai Curry Noodles

Khao Soi	Khao Soi	Khao Soi

BACK IN STOCK: Pure Fresh Red Chilli Sauce, 10 oz

We've been out of stock for many months, and a lot of customers have been asking for this fantastic red chile sauce. In our own house, this is one hot sauce we use most often (daily). The flavor comes from red Thai chile peppers at the perfect stage of ripeness, creating a hot and spicy sauce that also has gentle hints of fruit. It won't over-power any meal with heavy chile flavor, but it is very "hot" if you use it generously. Slightly less heat than our Shark brand sriracha sauce. This goes great with eggs, barbeque, marinades, etc. Try it in our recipe for Panko Shrimpcakes with Chile-Lime Sauce. Only a small amount is needed to add the perfect kick to your food.

Made in Thailand in a modern facility by the same people that bring Mae Krua oyster sauce.

Packed in a tall, elegant glass bottle with modern cap which allows easy serving. Ingredients: red chile 70%, garlic 10%, sugar 8%, vinegar 7%, salt 5%. No artificial color added, no preservative added.


	$4.89 10 oz bottle

Thai Cafe Kit w/ Fresh Kaffir lime Leaves.
We continue to see a very limited quantity of fresh kaffir lime leaves, and here we can offer them with our sensible Thai Cafe Kit. A thoughtful mix of fresh Thai herbs with ingredients to make a delicious authentic tom yum soup, tom kha soup, Thai green curry and panang curry. Expedited to your door via 2 day shipping to ensure fresh delivery (upgraded at no charge). You'll also be able to make quite a few servings of other Thai recipes. This is a great value and will have you cooking healthy Thai meals right away. Checkout with UPS Ground but we'll upgrade it to expedited 2 day at no extra charge.


8 stalks fresh lemongrass		1 fish sauce
Approx 30 fresh lime leaves		4 oz fresh Thai chiles
4 cans coconut milk 5.6 oz		1 green curry paste (Hand)
1 chile paste prik pao		1 panang curry paste (Hand)
1 ground Thai chile

Thai Cafe Kit. $23.95

Thai Cafe Kit with 5 lb Jasmine Rice. $31.95

Back in Stock: Thai-style Fried Chicken Batter, Kruathip
Leave it to the Thais to create the best fried chicken in the world. This batter perfectly coats your chicken (or vegetables, as we made fried mushrooms and onions that turned out excellent). Simply mix this with water and sugar (see mix below). You really can't go wrong, and it's just excellent batter. We fried drumsticks and breast slices, then used world-famous Thai sweet chile sauce as a dip. 17.5 oz is a nice large package so you can make several big batches.

Ingredients: wheat flour, rice flour, corn starch, baking powder, garlic powder, black pepper powder, msg. Packed by Kruathip which sells several top quality batter mixes popular throughout Thailand. Product of Thailand.

Follow these instructions as they yield better results than what is written on the package:
Mix 1.5 cups fried chicken batter with 3/4 cup water, then add 2 teaspoons sugar. Put an inch or so of vegetable oil in a frying pan and heat at medium-high. Fry chicken or vegetables until golden brown, then flip and cook the other side. For chicken, cooking time is about 15 minutes total. Less for vegetables. See our recipe and detailed instructions.


	$3.89


	Thai-Style Fried Chicken		Thai-Style Fried Chicken

Feature Product: Holy Basil Seasoning from Lobo
This tasty seasoning is ordered over and over again by our regular customers. Conveniently packaged in the vacuum pack bag is a special blend of spices.

Simply get out your wok or skillet, add this packet together with 3 tablespoons vegetable oil and fry until an incredibly fragrant aroma fills your kitchen. Then add your favorite meat and/or vegetables, cook and serve with fresh jasmine rice. Terrific! The flavor is the perfect combination of basil and a spicy hint of heat from the chile. Each packet has enough to make one large serving.

Ingredients: Chilli, soy sauce, holy basil leaves, onion, soybean oil, garlic, sugar, salt (no msg, artificial color or preservatives). Product of Thailand.


	$1.49

Saveur Magazine Picks ImportFood.com Healthy Boy Light Soy Sauce
The May 2010 issue of Saveur Magazine has a beautiful section called "A Stir-Fry Education", full of Chinese recipes and techniques, and they recommend Healthy Boy Brand soy sauce from ImportFood.com (page 108 "A Guide to Resources"). We are honored to be mentioned by the prestigious Saveur, and we find it no surprise that they recommend this Healthy Boy soy sauce for authentic stir fry. It's "The Best".

Please see our feature story on how soy sauce is made based on our personal visit to Healthy Boy's state-of-the-art factory in Thailand.

If you'd to order a bottle or two of this wonderful, naturally-brewed soy sauce, we're happy to give our newsletter readers half price now through Thursday.

Ingredients: soy bean, wheat flour, salt water, sugar, preservative 0.1%. Product of Thailand.


	$2.15 (reg $4.29) 10 oz glass bottle. Limit 2.

	A Few Favorite Recipes Using Light Soy Sauce
	Thai Cashew Chicken , "Gai Pad Med Mamuang Himaphan"
	Chiang Mai Curry Noodles, "Khao Soi"
	Pork Leg on Rice, "Khao Kha Moo"

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Special Street Vendor Feature Recipe--Vegetarian Pad Siew. Here we take you back to the streets for a quick lesson on how to prepare a vegetarian Pad Siew. There's no better way to learn how to cook authentic Thai food. Also meet our son, a 5 year old novice Thai chef.